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"Let the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights be ratified by
all governments who have not yet adhered to it, and let it be fully observed by
all." 1971 Synod of Bishops, Justice in the World
Peace on Earth Pope John XXIII' 1963 encyclical. See articles 9-34 Respect for Human Rights: The Secret of True Peace Pope John Paul II's 1999 World Day for Peace message A Milestone for the Human Family 1998 Pastoral Letter issued by the Catholic Bishops of Australia Universal Declaration of Human Rights Adopted and proclaimed on December 10, 1948 by the General Assembly of the United Nations Vienna Diary: Moving from Wrongs to Rights John C. Haughey, S.J., Woodstock Report, October 1993 In Search of a Talking Point on Human Rights Francis X. Hezel, S.J., Micronesia. Article in Promotio Justitiae The Dalai Lama on Human Rights Text of Speech given at UNESCO by His Holiness the Dalai Lama on December 8, 1998 Human Rights Web What are Human Rights? Human Rights Legal and Political Documents. What can I do to Promote Human Rights? Human Rights Resources When Rights and Cultures Collide The case of a woman seeking refuge in the United States from her tribe's ritual of female genital mutilation raises the question: Are human rights universal? University of Minnesota Human Rights Library The University of Minnesota Human Rights Library contains a collection of over ninety of the most important international human rights treaties and other instruments; general comments, recommendations, decisions, and views of human rights treaty bodies; material on the work of other U.N. human rights bodies, including the Commission and its Sub-Commission; the International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda; decisions and advisory opinions of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights and Inter-American Commission on Human Rights; material from the Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the Asylum Branch of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service; material on human rights in Africa, human rights education materials, human rights bibliographies; and links to other human rights and international law sites. The treaties and general comments are accessible through a WAIS search device. Human Rights Research and Education Centre at the University of Ottawa A massive source of documents, information, and links Project Diana This site is designed to be a reference tool for research in human rights law, with online litigation documents and links to reference sites throughout the Internet Amnesty International Human Rights Watch Human Rights Watch is dedicated to protecting the human rights of people around the world. We stand with victims and activists to prevent discrimination, to uphold political freedom, to protect people from inhumane conduct in wartime, and to bring offenders to justice. We investigate and expose human rights violations and hold abusers accountable. We challenge governments and those who hold power to end abusive practices and respect international human rights law. We enlist the public and the international community to support the cause of human rights for all Country Reports on Human Rights Practices Reports from the US State Department, 1993 to present Lawyers Committee for Human Rights Physicians for Human Rights Science and Human Rights Program Are there "Human Rights" in Buddhism? An article from the Buddhist Journal of Ethics A Buddhist Response to the Nature of Human Rights An article from the Buddhist Journal of Ethics Are Human Rights Compatible with Islam? The Issue of the Rights of Women in Muslim Communities By Riffat Hassan, Ph.D., University of Louisville, Kentucky Human Rights: A Valid Chinese Concept? Paper presented by Dr. Julia Ching on a panel convened by the Religious Consultationon Population, Reproductive Health and Ethics at the NGO Forum of the United Nation's World Summit on Social Development, March, 1995 Chinese Human Rights Web A site devoted to informed discussion of both historical and contemporary human rights issues, particuarly as they pertain to China Bonner County Human Rights Task Force Located in North Idaho, the Bonner County Human Rights Task Force has been active in the community since 1992. With a membership of well over 200, the Task Force works to promote tolerance and acceptance of diverse peoples and cultures Colombia Human Rights Network The Network's activities are directed at defending and promoting human rights in Colombia through coalition building between organizations in the United States and in Colombia. Since its inception, the Network has sponsored visits by numerous grass-roots community activists and human rights workers from various regions of Colombia iAbolish: The Anti-Slavery Portal iAbolish is a project of the American Anti-Slavery Group (AASG), a grassroots organization founded in 1993 to combat slavery around the world Human Rights From the University of Texas in Austin. Check out human rights througout Latin America New Brunswick Human Rights Commission Center for Human Rights & Humanitarian Law Human Rights Resources Virtual Library: International Human Rights Web Sites Concise Guide to Human Rights in the Internet Directory of Human Rights Resources on the Internet Human Rights Web Sites Human Rights Page Ethical Links: International Human Rights and Migration A compilation of links prepared and rated by the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University |
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